Sheri
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · Last seen for boys in 1975 at #3,941
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1967 · 2,959 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 60,464since 1928
Sheri over time
Rank among girls' names. Sheri has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | — | |
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | #8,989 | 11 | — | |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | — | |
| 2021 | #10,292 | 9 | — | |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | — | |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | — | |
| 2018 | #9,151 | 11 | — | |
| 2017 | #11,615 | 8 | — | |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | — | |
| 2015 | #10,866 | 9 | — | |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | — | |
| 2013 | #9,036 | 12 | — | |
| 2012 | #7,144 | 17 | — | |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | — | |
| 2010 | #9,790 | 11 | — | |
| 2009 | #11,459 | 9 | — | |
| 2008 | #6,559 | 20 | — | |
| 2007 | #12,676 | 8 | — | |
| 2006 | #6,840 | 18 | — | |
| 2005 | #7,138 | 16 | — | |
| 2004 | #5,377 | 23 | — | |
| 2003 | #5,586 | 21 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,906 | 24 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,864 | 33 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,291 | 28 | — | |
| 1999 | #4,201 | 27 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,914 | 29 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,105 | 38 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,714 | 45 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,244 | 59 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,786 | 81 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,538 | 101 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,431 | 113 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,205 | 143 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,008 | 180 | — | |
| 1989 | #948 | 187 | — | |
| 1988 | #729 | 257 | — | |
| 1987 | #624 | 308 | — | |
| 1986 | #530 | 385 | — | |
| 1985 | #457 | 470 | — | |
| 1984 | #412 | 517 | — | |
| 1983 | #438 | 480 | — | |
| 1982 | #425 | 515 | — | |
| 1981 | #376 | 618 | — | |
| 1980 | #341 | 708 | — | |
| 1979 | #318 | 755 | — | |
| 1978 | #271 | 852 | — | |
| 1977 | #251 | 983 | — | |
| 1976 | #221 | 1,094 | — | |
| 1975 | #214 | 1,151 | #3,941 | 8 |
| 1974 | #184 | 1,428 | — | |
| 1973 | #165 | 1,667 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #147 | 1,923 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #151 | 2,144 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #140 | 2,400 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1969 | #132 | 2,601 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #119 | 2,718 | #2,311 | 13 |
| 1967 | #115 | 2,959 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #134 | 2,720 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #141 | 2,629 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #138 | 2,920 | — | |
| 1963 | #136 | 3,094 | #2,300 | 13 |
| 1962 | #145 | 2,988 | — | |
| 1961 | #168 | 2,488 | — | |
| 1960 | #179 | 2,210 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #192 | 1,846 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #203 | 1,600 | — | |
| 1957 | #210 | 1,588 | — | |
| 1956 | #195 | 1,716 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #242 | 1,144 | — | |
| 1954 | #277 | 935 | — | |
| 1953 | #309 | 713 | — | |
| 1952 | #357 | 535 | — | |
| 1951 | #367 | 483 | — | |
| 1950 | #396 | 413 | — | |
| 1949 | #429 | 341 | — | |
| 1948 | #415 | 364 | — | |
| 1947 | #439 | 348 | — | |
| 1946 | #453 | 294 | — | |
| 1945 | #567 | 168 | — | |
| 1944 | #585 | 157 | — | |
| 1943 | #605 | 154 | — | |
| 1942 | #734 | 105 | — | |
| 1941 | #887 | 68 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,218 | 36 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,091 | 43 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,596 | 23 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,845 | 18 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,549 | 23 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,206 | 14 | — | |
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| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Sheri! It came in at #3,743, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1929–1934, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Sheri is popular in 1966
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#62 · 1 in 201
- Oregon#70 · 1 in 265
- Utah#72 · 1 in 259
- Washington#76 · 1 in 274
- Nevada#77 · 1 in 224
Best ever in a state: #55 in Utah, 1963.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #62 | 23 | 1 in 201 |
| Oregon | #70 | 50 | 1 in 265 |
| Utah | #72 | 34 | 1 in 259 |
| Washington | #76 | 78 | 1 in 274 |
| Nevada | #77 | 13 | 1 in 224 |
| Kansas | #79 | 46 | 1 in 311 |
| Oklahoma | #81 | 48 | 1 in 326 |
| Wyoming | #84 | 7 | 1 in 245 |
| Florida | #85 | 110 | 1 in 390 |
| Hawaii | #86 | 16 | 1 in 306 |
| California | #92 | 401 | 1 in 383 |
| Iowa | #98 | 53 | 1 in 398 |
| Wisconsin | #106 | 76 | 1 in 468 |
| Illinois | #107 | 177 | 1 in 497 |
| Montana | #108 | 12 | 1 in 378 |
| Michigan | #110 | 155 | 1 in 474 |
| Minnesota | #110 | 66 | 1 in 445 |
| Nebraska | #110 | 25 | 1 in 423 |
| Idaho | #112 | 11 | 1 in 396 |
| Rhode Island | #112 | 13 | 1 in 536 |
| Colorado | #115 | 33 | 1 in 459 |
| Maine | #115 | 16 | 1 in 482 |
| Alaska | #117 | 6 | 1 in 358 |
| South Dakota | #117 | 11 | 1 in 430 |
| Ohio | #124 | 142 | 1 in 600 |
| Missouri | #128 | 56 | 1 in 617 |
| New Hampshire | #129 | 8 | 1 in 584 |
| West Virginia | #130 | 22 | 1 in 573 |
| Louisiana | #144 | 52 | 1 in 616 |
| Pennsylvania | #144 | 127 | 1 in 705 |
| Arizona | #145 | 23 | 1 in 556 |
| Indiana | #146 | 60 | 1 in 701 |
| Connecticut | #147 | 31 | 1 in 711 |
| Texas | #148 | 146 | 1 in 629 |
| Maryland | #151 | 37 | 1 in 739 |
| Arkansas | #157 | 21 | 1 in 664 |
| Massachusetts | #157 | 49 | 1 in 919 |
| Virginia | #158 | 45 | 1 in 762 |
| South Carolina | #171 | 26 | 1 in 817 |
| North Carolina | #172 | 45 | 1 in 882 |
| Georgia | #176 | 47 | 1 in 823 |
| New Jersey | #182 | 56 | 1 in 921 |
| District of Columbia | #191 | 13 | 1 in 847 |
| Tennessee | #191 | 30 | 1 in 1,011 |
| Kentucky | #194 | 24 | 1 in 1,035 |
| New Mexico | #220 | 10 | 1 in 870 |
| New York | #223 | 127 | 1 in 1,148 |
| Alabama | #224 | 23 | 1 in 1,201 |
| Mississippi | #244 | 16 | 1 in 1,219 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Sheri
- 245 spots since 2020 (#13,453 → #13,208)
- 2,342 spots since 2015 (#10,866 → #13,208)
- Biggest jump: 331 spots in 1941 (#1,218 → #887)
- Biggest drop: 219 spots in 1989 (#729 → #948)
- Debuted 1928
- Peaked 1967 at #115 (2,959 births)
- Births halved by 1974, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 49 yrs · run 1941–1989
- Highest: 1 in 558 girls born in 1967 were named Sheri (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 267,878 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 45.2% of all girls named Sheri (27,327) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 12 | #3,743 (1928) | #4,157 |
| 1930s | 121 | #1,091 (1939) | #1,657 |
| 1940s | 2,035 | #415 (1948) | #633 |
| 1950s | 10,973 | #192 (1959) | #275 |
| 1960s | 27,327 | #115 (1967) | #141 |
| 1970s | 14,397 | #140 (1970) | #206 |
| 1980s | 4,445 | #341 (1980) | #528 |
| 1990s | 816 | #1,008 (1990) | #2,315 |
| 2000s | 200 | #3,864 (2001) | #6,870 |
| 2010s | 99 | #7,144 (2012) | #10,614 |
| 2020s | 39 | #8,989 (2023) | #11,637 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sheri in 1966
Top girls' names in 1966
Top boys' names in 1966
More about 1966
girls
1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 622 of them was named Sheri, which outranked 98.2% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 356,692 of them was named Sheri, which outranked 13.0% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 592 names at #3,948; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.